Condition, plainly

What each grade actually means

Five words, used the same way every time. Photographs of every flaw named here come with the listing.

Grade 1

Mint

No chips, hairlines or repairs. Original wig, eyes and body finish. Clothing original or period-correct and sound.

Grade 2

Excellent

No hairlines to the head. Light wear consistent with age — a rubbed cheek, faint crazing on the body. Nothing restored.

Grade 3

Very good

Honest flaws, all photographed: a repaired finger, a replaced wig, a body repainted at the joints. The head is sound.

Grade 4

Good

Visible age-related wear or flaws, all photographed and named in the listing. Nothing important is left for the buyer to discover.

Grade 5

Restored

Professional restoration to the head or a hairline stabilised. Priced accordingly, and never sold as anything else.

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